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Govt ‘absolutely working on’ quarantine-free travel plan

Government
Rob Gill
22 June 2021

The government is “working on” plans to allow fully vaccinated travellers to avoid quarantine when they return from amber-list countries.

Health secretary Matt Hancock said the government was "working on" plans to ease travel restrictions for fully vaccinated people (Credit: gov.uk)

Health secretary Matt Hancock told Sky News that this policy change was “absolutely something” the government was working on.

“This hasn’t been clinically advised yet, we’re working on it," said Hancock. “When I’m in a position to be able to say something, then we will do. But it’s absolutely something we’re working on and it’s something I want to see.”


The potential change would boost key summer amber-list destinations, such as Spain, Greece and Portugal. Instead of a 10-day quarantine, fully vaccinated Britons would undergo a series of daily Covid tests on their return home.